According to the Coal Association of Canada, there are 24 permitted coal mines throughout Canada, 19 of which currently operate. The vast majority of the country's coal deposits can be found in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
Alberta Mining operations in Alberta produce lower and higher ranked coal. Low-ranked coals include subbituminous coal, brown coal, and lignite; high-ranked coals include bituminous coal and anthracite or hard coals.
+ Active coal mines in Alberta in 2019 Mine Coal rank Location Owner/operator Main use Active? Cheviot (Cardinal River) Bituminous Hinton Teck Resources Teck Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical/steelmaking The 51-year old mine ceased operations in June 2020. See also Coal in Alberta. Coal Valley Bituminous Edson Westmoreland Coal Co. Export: thermal Reopened Aug 2021 Dodds Subbituminous Ryley Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd. Small-scale sales Genesee Sub-bituminous Warburg Capital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Genesee generating stationsGrande Cache Bituminous Grande Cache CST Canada Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.Highvale Sub-bituminous Wabamun, Parkland County Transalta Corp / SunHills Mining LP Thermal coal electricity: Keephills and Sundance generating stations TransAlta Corp. said it would end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021.TransAlta announced that the Highvale mine would be closing in 2023, which is 2030 provincial deadline. The Highvale mine, which has been in operation since 1970, was the largest surface coal mine in Canada. TransAlta is "switching to natural gas at all of its operated coal-fired plants in Canada".Sheerness/ Montgomery Sub-bituminous Hanna Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Sheerness generating stations The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.Vista Bituminous Hinton Bighorn Mining Ltd. Export: thermal
Mine as of 2014Permitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Cheviot Teck Hinton Coal Valley Westmoreland Coal Company Edson Genesee Mine Westmoreland Coal Company Edmonton Grande Cache CST Canada Coal Grande Cache Gregg River Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton Highvale Mine TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership Edmonton 12,600 Obed Mountain Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton Paintearth Mine Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna Palisades Altitudes Resources Hinton 4,648 Ryley Dodds Coal Edmonton Sheerness Mine Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna Vista Cline Hinton 10,000
British Columbia MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Arctos Arctos Anthracite Joint Venture Port of Prince Rupert 16,411 Basin Coalmont Energy Corp Princeton Belcourt Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge Bingay Centermount Coal Limited Elkford Brule Mine Conuma Coal Resources Limited Chetwynd Carbon Creek Cardero Resource Corp. Hudson's Hope Coal Creek Crows Nest Pass Coal Mining Elk Valley Coal Mountain Mine Glencore Sparwood 3,000 Crown Mountain Jameson Resources Elk Valley Echo Hill Hillsborough Resources Tumbler Ridge Elkview Mine Glencore Sparwood 27,100 Fording River Mine Glencore Elkford 23,000 Gething CKD Mines Hudson's Hope Greenhills Mine Glencore Elkford 11,800 Groundhog Atrum Coal Port of Prince Rupert Huguenot Colonial Coal International Corporation Quintette Line Creek Mine Glencore Sparwood 8,200 Marten-Wheeler Teck Elk Valley Mt. Hudette/Brazion Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge Murray River HD Mining Tumbler Ridge Quinsam Mine Hillsborough Resources Campbell River Quintette Mine Project Conuma Resources Tumbler Ridge Raven Coal Mine Project Compliance Energy Corporation Nanaimo 3,100 Roman Mountain Anglo American Saxon Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge Sukunka Coal Mine Project Xstrata Coal Canada Tumbler Ridge Suska Coal Mine Project Xstrata Coal Canada Trend Mine Anglo American Tumbler Ridge Willow Creek Mine Conuma Resources Chetwynd Wolverine Mine Conuma Resources Tumbler Ridge
Nova Scotia MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Donkin Coal Mine Morien Resource Corporation Donkin, Cape Breton County Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine Pioneer Coal Limited Point Aconi, Cape Breton County Stellarton Surface Coal Mine Pioneer Coal Limited Stellarton, Pictou County
Nunavut MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Fosheim Property Canada Coal Inc. Eureka
Saskatchewan
MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Bienfait Mine Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan Border Mine GoldSource Mines Hudson Bay Boundary Dam Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan Poplar River Mine Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan
Yukon MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref. Division Mountain Pitchblack Resources Whitehorse
See also
Coal in Alberta Coal in Canada
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